Bee86

I received my bridesmaids dresses late last week from MonicaBridal and they are FANTASTIC! not only are they almost an exact match to what my girls asked for but the quality is amazing!

The bodice has boning, the hems are perfect and there are even the little elastic straps on the inside of the dress to help hold the 'strapless' dresses up.

When I get a chance I will take some photos up close to give you an idea, but I would easily order from them in a heart beat and my sister is ordering a dress for herself and her daughter very soon

ps I understand when I post my pictures that the 'style' of dress is not everyone's preference and may look like maternity dresses etc but I just want to show the quality to you all!

Originally Posted by adagio 

Thank you for seconding my voice!! So could someone please comment on the dress quality please?

 

I recently thought about a lot on better communication regarding dress quality and style, so finally I was like "why don't I just look into Chinese commercial website and communicate with seller there in Chinese" since I am very fluent in Chinese. Lucky for me, I did find a small boutique owner whose dress quality seems superb on taobao.com (Chinese ebay site). I chatted with her and she showed me inside the bodice and bottom (with lining and two layers of hard tulle besides the decorative layers). She also adviced me that spring is a very busy season for wedding dress industry in China since lots of couples like to get married in May (there's a one week national holiday in may and nice weather) and they all start to order the dress right after Chinese New Year in Feb. So it's not a really good idea to order in spring (at least until april) and compete with them.
 

 

No prob's Court! and I know what you mean, we had no problem getting my bridesmaid into dresses that fit her in her size but they would never fit her "top half" we either had to go up a size in the dress just to get it to fit "the girls" but then it would look way too big everywhere else OR we would find dresses we could get her into but because her boobs are so big the dress would just look trashy because there was so much cleavage! This is why we decided to go the custom made route because we could have the dress made to accomodate her upper half perfectly )

Originally Posted by Courtastrophe 

 

Thanks for doing that, I am looking to possibly get my BM dresses on a knock-off site as well, as I would like to custom size since one of my BM's is a F cup.
 

 

lol it is funny you say that prettypigpig, the reason we got dresses like this is because my sister will have only JUST given birth 2 months before my wedding and is worried about the "jelly belly" and another of my BM's is larger and didnt want anything that would cling to her and show "lumps n bumps" so we figured the almost maternity style was suited for what they were looking for

I am sure they will look beautiful once they are on! AND on a more exciting note they were shipped today so when I receive them I will post some actual pics.

I know they are NO WHERE near as exciting as all the beautiful wedding dresses we are seeing but I am still excited about my online purchase and figured I might as well post them here incase anyone else is looking at getting BM dresses! ;o)
 

Originally Posted by prettypigpig 

Mocha,

I am sorry to hear that, I hope your dress will arrive on time, and will fit 110% perfect!

Positive vibes~~~~

 

780 Chick,

If you don't want polyester satin, then you must go with silk satin, so not many sellers will take ur order and at that price, u will be better off getting the original one on a sample sale.

 

Beachy,

 

Can't wait to see your dress

 

Bee 86,

$59 is a steal! LOL! at first, I thought it was a pregnant woman's dress...heehee

 

LeilaMarie,

 

Never heard of Ava Bridal, but if all the ebay reviews are good, I guess they are good.

 

OK, I know this sounds a bit mean, but I will say it again, DO NOT order ur dress a few size smaller because you think you may loss some weight if u r lucky/stress/happy/angels watching over u...etc.  You didn't achieve the current weight because you were unlucky/relax/unhappy.  Of course, if you are dedicated to loss weight and run like a hamster on a wheel 24/7 and eating rabbit food every meal, then it is different story.  Your man love the way you are, and a too-small dress is not repairable.

I am even happier with the second pictures I have received with the sweetheart neckline that I had asked for and I am sure they are only going to look even better on my girls

Can we see some piccies? )

Originally Posted by Beachy 

Hi All,

 

My dress arrived from Babyonline yesterday and the workmanship and detail is amazing. It is so good that i feel really bad that i got it so cheap. It is a little bit big, but nothing a dress maker can not fix. I was really surprised how good it was. I was really worried a few days after i ordered it, and it took longer than they said. I thought it might be a disaster, and may not turn up at all, so i got a J Crew dress on ebay incase it was awful and did not arrive. Now i am not sure which one i will use. Anyway thought i wold put your mind at ease if you have ordered or thinking of ordering from Babyonline. 

Gracimurano, cannot wait to hear about your dress. It looks stunning from the pics.

Ok I got photos of my bridesmaid dresses from monica bridal and I am pretty happy! )

The girls want a sweetheart neckline so I emailed monica bridal asking for this to be altered but all in all for $59 I think we have made a good choice!

They are not completely finished yet so you can still see the pins, please let me know if you see any faults that I should let them know for final alterations!

They assured me the dresses are black also, and it is just the lights and flash of their camera that have made them look a little washed out.

The pictures of this dress are for my bridesmaid with a BIG bust so it looks a little droopy on this mannequin.

I dont think I can see the pictures cos I am too new to the post, but I would love to see if someone could tell me how?!?! )

Did they say when you will receive your dress?

I just had a chat with monica bridal (where I have ordered my bridesmaid dresses) and they said they dont think my dresses have even been made yet but if one has they will send me pics in the next few days, they also said that the dresses will be made in the next 6 days and shipped in the next 8 so I hope they dont try to rush them?!?!?

Originally Posted by JoanneIreland 

 

Bee86 - beautiful bridesmaid dress! Love it!

Thanks JoanneIreland  the girls all got together and decided something like this was the way to go for all there different body shapes.

Now I just gotta sit around with my fingers crossed hoping that they turn out good

Wow Graciemurano the beading and embroidery on your dress is probably the best I have seen yet on this thread it looks like they have put a lot of work into it

I have just ordered my bridesmaid dresses from Monica Bridal and have my fingers crossed!!

Hey ladies I am new to all this and SO glad I came across this thread

I always had the plan to buy my wedding dress online but could never find good enough reviews to feel confident enough!

So I have already bought my dress before finding this but have decided to get my bridesmaid dresses from Gianinar Bridal (ebay)

They were REALLY quick to reply to me and have quoted me $300 total for all 3 dresses including the shipping

My girls were still a little bit worried about ordering online so I have asked if I can pay a $50 deposit for them to get one dress started and then I will confirm

with them once I see the proof pictures if it has been made the way we want! I figured this way even if I take the risk and it doesnt work out I am only out of

pocket $50 but if they turn out just as beautiful as the other dresses I have seen on here then we will have ourselves a bargin!!!

Cant wait to see all your dresses you girls have ordered!!!!!